My Daughter, Nicole

My daughter Nicole is incredible! She is a strong woman of God. She is a true friend, a devoted and protective mother, a loving daughter and a supportive and faithful wife. She has a heart of gold...(she'd kill me if I did not also mention here that she is incredibly intelligent!).

I am So Very Very Very Proud of my Daughter!!!.....

Nicole lost her only brother, Brady when she was a Junior in College. Her brother died suddenly and without warning (he was 23 and she was 21). He was her only sibling....her protector, and her best friend. She thought Brady was absolutely the coolest human being on the Planet.....he had been her idol since she was about 2, and "Bady" was one of the first words she spoke.

The loss of her brother threw Nicole into a "tunnel of darkness". There were times when she could not see even a ray of light - it literally brought her to her knees. But...she continued to pray, and fought to "live" again - she literally clawed her way forward, she crawled, and eventually she walked. She continued her studies at TWU after taking a year off to figure out how she was going to live "life without Brady". She remained focused and kept her eye on the "prize" (the diploma!), and she graduated from TWU....with honors! I admire her so very much for this accomplishment and I will take it with me to my grave!!! It might be the last thought in my head before I leave this earth!

I love you so very much Nicole, I am so very proud of you! I treasure you with all my heart and all my soul!!! I love you with every breath I take.

It is not about if life brought you to your knees - it's about if you got back up. I thank God Nicole got back up.

Movie Review

I 'like' a whole lot of movies, but 'love' only a few. I 'loved' "The Thorn Birds"...."Gone with the Wind"......"Steel Magnolias". I have one to add - I saw "Sex and the City" this weekend and (OMG) - I "LOVE" this movie!

"Sex and the City is definitely a "girls" movie (a special thanks to my BH for taking me - and -watching it with me!) . Ahhhh - the fashion, the shoes, the makeup, the hair, the "closet"!!! The 10 or 15 "simply to die for" wedding gowns Carrie tried on - with hair and makeup coordinating perfectly with each one. The movie was a "Vision" (just) to watch - incredibly Beautiful scenes.

But surely there is "more" to the movie than the "fluff" I have spoken of so far to make me "love" it right? Well there is - the movie conveys so clearly the incredible and deep bond of love and friendship these 4 women have for each other. IF women have "anything" over men (and I did say IF) - it would be the deep bond of friendship we develop with the 2 or 3 women friends who have always "been there" for us through the darkest times of our lives. Nothing "surface" about these friendships, and many times we are closer to these special women friends than our own "blood" relatives.

I am not surprised to read that "Sex and the City" grossed $55.7M this past (opening weekend)!!!. I want to see it at least 2 or 3 more times!!!